Method for fabricating gallium-doped lithium lanthanum zirconate, and all-solid-state battery including the same

ABSTRACT

The present invention provides a method for the fabrication of a LaZrGa(OH)x metal hydroxide precursor with a co-precipitation method in a continuous TFR reactor. The present invention also provides a method for the fabrication of an ion-doped all-solid-state lithium-ion conductive material with lithium ionic conductivity, and mixing which in the polymer base material, using a doctor-blade coating method to prepare a free standing double layered and triple layered organic-inorganic hybrid solid electrolyte membrane. Furthermore, the present invention provides an all-solid-state lithium battery using the aforementioned hybrid solid electrolyte membrane and measure the electrochemical performance. The all-solid-state lithium battery may enhance the lithium ionic conductivity, and lower the interfacial resistance between the solid electrolyte membrane and the electrode, therefore the battery may have excellent performance, and prevent the lithium-dendrite formation effectively to enhance the safety.

CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

The present application claims priority to Taiwan Patent Application No. 109126389 filed Aug. 4, 2020 and entitled “A METHOD FOR THE FABRICATION OF A HYBRID SOLID ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANE, AND AN ALL-SOLID-STATE LITHIUM BATTERY USES THE MEMBRANE,” which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

This invention relates to a method for the fabrication of a LaZrGa(OH)_(x) metal hydroxide precursor, the fabrication of an ion-doped all-solid-state lithium-ion conductive material with lithium ionic conductivity using the precursor, and the fabrication of a free standing double layered and triple layered organic-inorganic hybrid solid electrolyte (hereinafter called “HSE”) membrane using the all-solid-state lithium-ion conductive material. The hybrid solid electrolyte membrane is further utilized in an all-solid-state lithium battery.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

Lithium-ion batteries are often used for electrical storage or powered devices, such as consumer electronics and transportation facilities, due to the high open circuit voltage, high energy density, fast charge-discharge rate, long lifetime of charge-discharge cycle, low self-discharge and light weight. However, volatile and flammable liquid electrolyte may highly affect the safety of lithium-ion batteries. After undergoing several charge-discharge cycles, other than the risk of overheat, combustion and even explosion, the problem of internal short circuit of batteries due to acicular lithium-dendrite formation may also arise easily.

Though an all-solid-state lithium battery using a solid electrolyte membrane may effectively prevent the safety problems such as electrolyte leakage and combustion or explosion, other problems, including the lithium-dendrite formation, the high interfacial resistance due to the poor contact between the solid electrolyte membrane and the electrode, and the generally low conductivity (around 10⁻⁷ S cm⁻¹) under room temperature (25° C.), still exist, which lead to a bad overall battery performance.

Therefore, regarding the current lithium batteries, the technology of preventing the lithium-dendrite formation, enhancing the lithium ionic conductivity, and lowering the interfacial resistance between the solid electrolyte membrane and the electrode, in order to higher the battery performance, still needs to be improved.

PRIOR ART LITERATURE Patent Literature

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SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The performance of the current lithium batteries is limited due to the problems such as the lithium-dendrite formation, low lithium ionic conductivity and high interfacial resistance resulting from the poor contact between the solid electrolyte membrane and the electrode.

In order to solve such problems, the inventor of the present invention, after thorough research, provides a method for the fabrication of a LaZrGa(OH)_(x) metal hydroxide precursor, the fabrication of an ion-doped all-solid-state lithium-ion conductive material with lithium ionic conductivity, and the fabrication of a free standing double layered and triple layered organic-inorganic (polymer comprising ceramics) hybrid solid electrolyte membrane using the all-solid-state lithium-ion conductive material.

That is, as a first aspect, the present invention relates to a method for the fabrication of a LaZrGa(OH)_(x) metal hydroxide precursor, comprising the steps of:

-   -   (a) Dissolving the metal salt powders, which separately serve as         a lanthanum source, a zirconium source and a gallium source, in         deionized water to form a metal salt solution 1; the said metal         salt powders may be adjusted according to the corresponding         stoichiometric composition during the synthesis;     -   (b) Adding sodium hydroxide precipitation agent solution,         ammonia water, which serves as a chelating agent, and the metal         salt solution 1 prepared by said step (a) into the reaction         chamber of a continuous Taylor flow reactor (hereinafter called         TFR), maintaining the pH value in the reaction chamber by a pH         value control system, to conduct a continuous production with a         co-precipitation method; the dose of the said precipitation         agent and the said chelating agent may be properly adjusted         according to the stoichiometric composition of different         hydroxide precursors;     -   (c) After reaction, filtering the precipitate prepared by         step (b) and washing the precipitate several times with ethanol         and deionized water, in order to remove the residual ions (Na⁺,         NO₃ ⁻ and other ions);     -   (d) Drying the filtered and washed precipitate prepared by said         step (c) in an oven; the LaZrGa(OH)_(x) metal hydroxide         precursor powder is therefore prepared.

As a second aspect, the present invention relates to a method for the fabrication of an ion-doped all-solid-state lithium-ion conductive material with lithium ionic conductivity, comprising the steps of:

-   -   (a) Mixing the LaZrGa(OH)_(x) metal hydroxide precursor powders         set forth in the first aspect, lithium salts, which serve as a         lithium source, and a source of ion doping, to form a mixture;         in a milling pot containing methanol solvent, grinding and         mixing the mixture with the ball mill to form a mixture         solution; after grinding, taking out the milling ball from the         milling pot, and placing the milling pot in an oven to dry the         mixture solution, in order to remove the methanol solvent and to         form the powders;     -   (b) Calcining the dried powders prepared in said step (a) in air         or pure oxygen atmosphere in a furnace; the all-solid-state         lithium-ion conductive material powders are therefore prepared;         -   wherein the ion doping in said step (a) is by one or more             doping methods selected from single-ion doping, dual-ion             doping and multi-ion doping;         -   wherein the source of ion doping in said step (a) is one or             more ions selected from fluoride ion, gallium ion, aluminum             ion, calcium ion, tantalum ion, strontium ion, scandium ion,             barium ion, yttrium ion, tungsten ion, niobium ion,             gadolinium ion and silicon ion.

As a third aspect, the present invention relates to a method for the fabrication of a free standing double layered organic-inorganic hybrid solid electrolyte membrane, comprising the steps of:

-   -   (a) Dissolving polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) in         dimethylformamide (DMF) solvent, adding lithium salt, mixing and         stirring to prepare homogeneous solution A; adding         polyacrylonitrile (PAN), plasticizer and the all-solid-state         lithium-ion conductive material prepared by the method for the         fabrication of an ion-doped all-solid-state lithium-ion         conductive material set forth in said second aspect into said         homogeneous solution A, which is then stirred and mixed, and         coated on a glass substrate; placing the glass substrate in a         vacuum oven under room temperature to dry and remove part of the         DMF solvent; the first layer of the membrane is therefore         formed;     -   (b) According to said step (a), but lowering the proportion of         the lithium salts to PVDF and PAN (namely lithium salts: PVDF         and PAN) and the proportion of said all-solid-state lithium-ion         conductive material to PVDF and PAN, to prepare solution B;         coating the solution B on the first layer of the membrane in         said step (a), to prepare the second layer of the membrane;         placing the double layered hybrid solid electrolyte membrane in         a vacuum oven to dry and remove the residual solvent; cutting         the prepared membrane into circular to serve as the electrolyte         membrane used in subsequent cell assembly process;         -   wherein the proportion of the lithium salts to PVDF and PAN             may be 33.3%˜100% of the amount added in said step (a);         -   wherein the proportion of said all-solid-state lithium-ion             conductive material to PVDF and PAN may be 25%˜150% of the             amount added in said step (a).

As a fourth aspect, the present invention relates to a method for fabrication of a free standing triple layered organic-inorganic hybrid solid electrolyte membrane, comprising the steps of:

-   -   (a) Dissolving PVDF in DMF solvent, adding lithium salts, mixing         and stirring to prepare homogeneous solution A; adding PAN,         plasticizer and a carbon-based material coated with a coating         material into said homogeneous solution A, which is then stirred         and mixed, and coated on a glass substrate; placing the glass         substrate in a vacuum oven under room temperature to dry and         remove part of the solvent; the first layer of the membrane is         therefore formed;     -   (b) Dissolving PVDF in DMF solvent, adding lithium salts, mixing         and stirring to prepare homogeneous solution A; adding PAN,         plasticizer and the all-solid-state lithium-ion conductive         material prepared by the method for the fabrication of an         ion-doped all-solid-state lithium-ion conductive material set         forth in said second aspect into said homogeneous solution A,         which is then stirred to prepare solution B; coating said         solution B on said first layer of the membrane prepared in said         step (a) to form the second layer;     -   (c) According to said step (b), but lowering the proportion of         the all-solid-state lithium-ion conductive material coated with         the coating material to PVDF and PAN, to prepare solution C;         coating said solution C on said second layer of the membrane;         placing the triple layered hybrid solid electrolyte membrane in         a vacuum oven to dry and remove the residual solvent; cutting         the prepared membrane into circular to serve as the electrolyte         membrane used in subsequent cell assembly process;         -   wherein the carbon-based material used in said step (a) is             one or more materials selected from multiwall carbon             nanotube, vapor-grown carbon fiber, graphene oxide, reduced             graphene oxide, graphene and porous carbon, etc; the coating             material used in said step (a) and (b) is one or more             materials selected from Li-Nafion, LiPSS, LiF, Li-PAA,             Li₂MoO₄, Li₄SiO₄ and porous carbon;         -   wherein the proportion of said all-solid-state lithium-ion             conductive material coated with the coating material to PVDF             and PAN may be 25%˜150% of the amount added in said step             (b).

A fifth aspect of the present invention relates to the method for the fabrication of a LaZrGa(OH)_(x) metal hydroxide precursor material recited in the first aspect, wherein the lanthanum source in said step (a) is one or more materials selected from lanthanum hydrogen sulfate, lanthanum oxalate, lanthanum acetate, lanthanum nitrate, lanthanum chloride, lanthanum fluoride, lanthanum hydroxide.

A sixth aspect of the present invention relates to the method for the fabrication of a LaZrGa(OH)_(x) metal hydroxide precursor material recited in the first aspect, wherein the zirconium source in said step (a) is one or more materials selected from zirconyl chloride, zirconium sulphate, zirconium phosphate, zirconium carbonate, zirconium acetate, zirconium oxynitrate, zirconium chloride, zirconium dioxide and zirconium hydroxide.

A seventh aspect of the present invention relates to the method for the fabrication of a LaZrGa(OH)_(x) metal hydroxide precursor material recited in the first aspect, wherein the gallium source in said step (a) is one or more materials selected from gallium oxalate, gallium acetate, gallium carbonate, gallium hydroxide, gallium sulfate, gallium nitrate, gallium phosphate and gallium oxide.

An eighth aspect of the present invention relates to the method for the fabrication of a LaZrGa(OH)_(x) metal hydroxide precursor material recited in the first aspect, wherein the concentration of the metal salt solution 1 in said step (a) is 1.0˜2.5 M, preferably 2.0 M; wherein in said step (a), the stoichiometric composition of La(NO₃)₃.6H₂O, serving as a lanthanum source, ZrOCl₂.8H₂O, serving as a zirconium source, and Ga(NO₃)₃, serving as a gallium source, is 3:2:0.05˜0.5.

A ninth aspect of the present invention relates to the method for the fabrication of a LaZrGa(OH)_(x) metal hydroxide precursor material recited in the first aspect, wherein in said step (b), the concentration of the ammonia water, which serves as a chelating agent, is 2.0˜8.0 M, preferably 3.6 M; said pH value in said reaction chamber of the TFR is controlled between 10˜12, preferably around 11; the rotation rate of said TFR is set within the range of 500˜1500 rpm, preferably 1300 rpm; the reaction time in said TFR is 8˜20 hours, preferably 12˜16 hours.

A tenth aspect of the present invention relates to the method for the fabrication of a LaZrGa(OH)_(x) metal hydroxide precursor material recited in the first aspect, wherein the drying condition in said step (d) is at 50˜100° C. (preferably 80° C.) for 10˜30 hours, preferably 24 hours.

An eleventh aspect of the present invention relates to the method for the fabrication of an ion-doped all-solid-state lithium-ion conductive material recited in the second aspect, wherein the lithium source in said step (a) is one or more materials selected from lithium hydroxide, lithium nitrate, lithium acetate, lithium chloride, lithium hydrogen phosphate, lithium phosphate and lithium carbonate; the molar ratio between the LaZrGa(OH)_(x) metal hydroxide precursor and the lithium salt in said step (a) is 1:5.95˜6.10 (i.e. 5˜20% excessed amount of the lithium salt), preferably 1:6 (i.e. 10% excessed amount of the lithium salt); using lithium fluoride (LiF) as the source of ion doping with the stoichiometric composition 0.05˜0.3 (preferably 0.2); the condition of grinding and mixing in the ball mill in said step (a) is 100˜650 rpm for 10 minutes to 2 hours, preferably 400 rpm/20 min, and the ball of the ball mill is one or more selected from zirconia (ZrO₂) ball, hardened steel, stainless steel, tungsten carbide, agate, sintered alumina and silicon nitride ball, wherein the weight ratio between the mixture and the ball in said step (a) is 1:1˜20, preferably 1:10.

A twelfth aspect of the present invention relates to the method for the fabrication of an ion-doped all-solid-state lithium-ion conductive material recited in the second aspect, wherein the condition of the calcining in said step (b) is: keeping the temperature at 150° C. for 1 hour as the first stage, 300˜400° C. (preferably 350° C.) for 3 hours as the second stage, 400˜600° C. (preferably 550° C.) for 1 hour as the third stage, 500˜800° C. (750° C.) for 4 hours as the fourth stage, and 800˜1000° C. (preferably 900° C.) for 1˜5 hours (preferably 2 hours) as the fifth stage. The heating rate of said five stages is 1˜10° C. min⁻¹, preferably 3° C. min⁻¹.

A thirteenth aspect of the present invention relates to the method for the fabrication of a double layered hybrid solid electrolyte membrane recited in the third aspect, wherein the lithium salt in said step (a) is one or more materials selected from lithium bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)imide, lithium perchlorate, lithium trifluoromethanesulfonate, lithium bis(oxalate)borate and lithium tetrafluoroborate; the plasticizer in said step (a) is one or more materials selected from succinonitrile, adiponitrile, lithium azide, polyethylene glycol, poly(ethylene glycol) diacrylate and triallyl isocyanurate.

A fourteenth aspect of the present invention relates to the method for the fabrication of a triple layered hybrid solid electrolyte membrane recited in the fourth aspect, wherein in the process of material surface coating, the amount of coating in said step (a) and (b) is 0.1˜3.0 wt. %, preferably 0.5˜1.5 wt. %.

The present invention is also to provide an all-solid-state lithium battery with excellent performance, using said hybrid solid electrolyte membrane.

That is, as the fifteenth aspect, the present invention relates to an all-solid-state lithium battery, comprising: cathode, anode, and the hybrid solid electrolyte membrane recited in the third or the fourth aspect; wherein said hybrid solid electrolyte membrane is disposed between the cathode and the anode, serving as a separator and electrolyte at the same time; said anode is lithium metal foil; said cathode is made of a composite comprising active material, conductive agent and binder on a collector layer (aluminum foil or carbon coated aluminum foil).

The triple layered HSE membrane of the present invention utilizes a multiwall carbon nanotube carbon-based material coated with Li-Nafion coating material (i.e. Li-Nafion@MWCNT), and ion-doped Ga-F-LLZO all-solid-state lithium-ion conductive material coated with Li-Nafion coating material (i.e. Li-Nafion@Ga-F-LLZO), to increase the conducting path of the lithium ions and inhibit the lithium-dendrite formation.

The present invention also measures and analyzes the lithium ionic conductivity, electrochemical stability and interface resistance behavior, etc. of the prepared double and triple layered HSE membrane. The ionic conductivity of the Ga-F-LLZO all-solid-state lithium-ion conductive pellet under room temperature is 2.50×10⁴ S cm⁻¹. The ionic conductivities of the double layered and triple layered HSE membranes under room temperature are 2.67×10⁻⁴ S cm⁻¹ and 4.45×10⁴ S cm⁻¹, respectively.

The all-solid-state lithium battery of the present invention may enhance the lithium ionic conductivity with an increased lithium ion transmission path, and lower the interfacial resistance between the solid electrolyte membrane and the electrode, therefore the battery may have excellent performance, and prevent the lithium-dendrite formation to enhance the safety.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 shows the XRD pattern of the LaZrGa(OH)_(x) metal hydroxide precursor powders.

FIG. 2A shows the SEM images of the LaZrGa(OH) metal hydroxide precursor powders and FIG. 2B shows the SEM images of Ga-F-LLZO powders.

FIG. 3A shows the particle size distribution plot of the LaZrGa(OH)_(x) metal hydroxide precursor powders prepared by a TFR reactor; FIG. 3B shows the particle size distribution plot of the LaZrGa(OH)_(x) metal hydroxide precursor powders, which is prepared by a TFR reactor and followed by drying and ball milling; FIG. 3C show the particle size distribution plot of the ball milled Ga-F-LLZO powders.

FIG. 4A shows the XRD pattern of the Ga-F-LLZO powders and the HSE membrane; FIG. 4B shows the micro Raman spectroscopy pattern of the Ga-F-LLZO powders.

FIG. 5A and FIG. 5B show the SEM images of the Ga-F-LLZO all-solid-state lithium-ion conductive material powders coated with Li-Nafion coating material, and FIG. 5C and FIG. 5D show the SEM images of the Ga-F-LLZO powders without coating.

FIG. 6 shows the energy dispersive spectroscopy mapping of the Ga-F-LLZO all-solid-state lithium-ion conductive material powders.

FIG. 7 shows the Nyquist plot of the compressed Ga-F-LLZO all-solid-state lithium-ion conductive material pellet.

FIG. 8A shows the Nyquist plots of the double layered HSE membrane and FIG. 8B shows the Nyquist plots of the triple layered HSE membrane.

FIG. 9A shows the electrochemical stabilization window plots measuring by the LSV of the double layered HSE membrane and FIG. 9B shows the electrochemical stabilization window plots measuring by the LSV of the triple layered HSE membrane.

FIG. 10A shows the SEM images of the top (air side) of the double layered HSE membrane and FIG. 10B shows the SEM images of the bottom (glass side) of the double layered HSE membrane.

FIG. 11A shows the SEM images of the top (air side) of the triple layered HSE membrane, FIG. 11B shows the SEM images of the middle (sandwiched layer) of the triple layered HSE membrane, and FIG. 11C shows the SEM images of the bottom (glass side) of the triple layered HSE membrane.

FIG. 12A shows the charge-discharge curve of the all-solid-state NCM523/Bi-HSE/Li battery; FIG. 12B shows the performance plot of the all-solid-state NCM523/Bi-HSE/Li battery cycled at a rate of 0.2 C for 30 cycles.

FIG. 13A shows the charge-discharge curve of the all-solid-state NCM811/Bi-HSE/Li battery; FIG. 13B shows the performance plot of the all-solid-state NCM811/Bi-HSE/Li battery cycled at a rate of 0.5 C for 30 cycles.

FIG. 14 shows the rate characteristics (0.1 C to 1 C) of the all-solid-state NCM811/Bi-HSE/Li battery.

FIG. 15A shows the charge-discharge curve of the all-solid-state NCM811/Tri-HSE/Li battery; FIG. 15B shows the performance plot of the all-solid-state NCM811/Tri-HSE/Li battery cycled at a rate of 0.5 C for 30 cycles.

FIG. 16 shows the rate characteristics (0.1 C to 1 C) of the all-solid-state NCM811/Tri-HSE/Li battery.

FIG. 17A shows the charge-discharge curve of the all-solid-state NCM622/Tri-HSE/Li battery; FIG. 17B shows the performance plot of the all-solid-state NCM622/Tri-HSE/Li battery cycled at a rate of 0.5 C for 30 cycles.

FIG. 18 shows the charge-discharge curve of the all-solid-state LFP/Tri-HSE/Li battery cycled at a rate of 0.2 C for 3 cycles.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

The following examples are given to describe the method for the fabrication of the LaZrGa(OH)_(x) metal hydroxide precursor, the all-solid-state lithium-ion conductive material, the hybrid solid electrolyte membrane, and the performance of the all-solid-state lithium battery using said hybrid solid electrolyte membrane. It should be noted that the following examples are only given for illustrative purposes and are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention.

Example 1

Preparing the La₃Zr₂Ga_(0.3)(OH)_(x) Hydroxide Precursor, x=17.9:

Comparing with a Batch reactor, a stronger mixing capability may be achieved by a TFR due to the flowing theory of the Taylor flow, which may be about 7 times of the mixing capability of a Batch reactor. Therefore, the smaller particle size distribution (about ½ of which achieved by a Batch reactor), pure cubic phase of the hydroxide precursor and a higher yield (volume of the reactor: 1˜300 L) may be achieved in shorter reaction time (about ⅛ of the reaction time; increased mass transfer rate: 3.3 vs. 1.0 m s⁻¹). As a result, the present invention prepares the La₃Zr₂Ga_(0.3)(OH)_(17.9) metal hydroxide precursor with a TFR reactor.

One embodiment of preparing the LaZrGa(OH)_(x) metal hydroxide precursor is as follow:

First, weigh metal salt powders to prepare the 2M metal salt solution of La(NO₃)₃.6H₂O, ZrOCl₂.8H₂O and Ga(NO₃)₃ with the stoichiometric composition being 3:2:0.3, which may be adjusted in different preparation, and dissolve which in 1 L deionized water for 4 hours. At the same time, prepare 4M sodium hydroxide (NaOH) precipitant solution for equimolar reaction. Prepare 3.6M of ammonia water (NH₄OH) as a chelating agent for co-precipitation to prepare La₃Zr₂Ga_(0.3)(OH)_(17.9). During the co-precipitation reaction in the TFR reactor (LCTR-tera 3100, the volume of the reactor: 0.5˜1.5 L), adjust and control the pH value in the reaction chamber at 11, the rotation rate of the reactor at 1300 rpm, the feed rate at 1.7 ml min⁻¹, and the reaction time within 12˜16 hours at 25° C. The TFR reactor, having a working volume of 1 L, comprises two coaxial cylinders. Two steel cylinders are both disposed with heating jackets to control the reaction temperature. Spin the inner cylinder and keep the outer cylinder stationary to have a Taylor vortex flow within the gap between the inner cylinder and the outer cylinder. Finally, continuously collect the suspension of the La₃Zr₂Ga_(0.3)(OH)_(17.9) metal hydroxide precursor sample at the nozzle end of the cylinder of the reactor. Filter the sample with filter paper and wash the sample several times with ethanol and deionized water to remove the residual ions (Na⁺, NO³⁻ and other ions). Dry the sample in an oven at 80° C. for 24 hours. The La₃Zr₂Ga_(0.3)(OH)_(17.9) metal hydroxide precursor powders is therefore prepared.

Example 2

Preparing the Ion-Doped Ga-F-LLZO (i.e. Li_(5.9)Ga_(0.3)La₃Zr₂F_(0.2)O_(11.8)) all-Solid-State Lithium-Ion Conductive Material:

The steps to prepare the ion-doped Ga-F-LLZO all-solid-state lithium-ion conductive material with fluorine doped (stoichiometry being 0.2, using LiF as the source of ion doping) are stated as follow. Place the dried La₃Zr₂Ga_(0.3)(OH)_(17.9) metal hydroxide precursor prepared in Example 1, 10% excess of LiOH·H₂O (i.e. the molar ratio between La₃Zr₂Ga_(0.3)(OH)_(17.9) and LiOH·H₂O is 1:6, in order to compensate the loss of lithium under high temperature due to the subsequent calcining), and LiF in a milling pot containing 99% methanol solvent (a zirconia ball is used, wherein the weight ratio between the mixture and the ball is 1:10), and grind and mix the mixture with a planetary ball mill (Planetary Ball Mill PM 200, Retsch, Germany) at 400 rpm for 20 minutes. After grinding, take out the milling ball from the milling pot, and place the milling pot in an oven, where the temperature is 80° C., to dry the mixture for 5˜10 hours in order to remove the methanol solvent and produce the powder. Finally, calcine the dried powder in a furnace in air atmosphere. The Ga-F-LLZO all-solid-state lithium-ion conductive material is produced. The calcining condition is shown as Table 1.

TABLE 1 Temperature Heating time Heating rate Step (° C.) (hour) (° C. min⁻¹) 1 150 1 3 2 350 3 3 3 550 1 3 4 750 4 3 5 900 2 3

Example 3

Preparing the Free Standing Double Layered Hybrid Solid Electrolyte (Bi-HSE) Membrane:

One embodiment to prepare the free standing double layered hybrid solid electrolyte membrane, i.e. double layered Ga-F-LLZO@PVDF+PAN/LiTFSI/SN//Ga-F-LLZO@PVDF+PAN/LiTFSI/SN membrane, is shown as follow (in the present invention, different materials contained in the same layer of a membrane are separated with a “/”, different layers of the membranes are separated with a “//”, and the arrangement from top to bottom is shown as “the first layer//the second layer//the third layer):

The free standing double layered hybrid solid electrolyte membrane with lithium ionic conductivity is composed with polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) polymer, polyacrylonitrile (PAN) polymer, bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)imide (LiTFSI) lithium salt, succinonitrile (SN) plasticizer and ion-doped Ga-F-LLZO all-solid-state lithium-ion conductive material prepared in Example 2. Prepare the following two solutions, solution A and solution B, during the preparation of the membrane.

Step (1) solution A: Dissolve PVDF in dimethylformamide (DMF) solvent, add LiTFSI (the ratio of LiTFSI to PVDF and PAN is 1:1, wt. %), mix and stir at 65° C. for 4 hours to prepare homogeneous solution (solution A). Add PAN (PAN:PVDF=1:9, wt. %), SN (SN: PVDF and PAN=1:9, wt. %) and ion-doped Ga-F-LLZO all-solid-state lithium-ion conductive material (Ga-F-LLZO: PVDF and PAN=0.2:1, wt. %) into the homogeneous solution A, and stir the solution at 65° C. for 6 hours. Subsequently, coat the mixture solution with doctor-blade coating method on a glass substrate (i.e. the first layer, the glass side). Place the glass substrate in a vacuum oven under room temperature to dry and remove part of the DMF solvent.

Step (2) solution B: The preparation of solution B is similar to Step (1), but lower the ratio of LiTFSI to PVDF and PAN polymer to 1:2 (wt. %), and the ratio of Ga-F-LLZO to PVDF and PAN to 0.125:1 (wt. %). Coat solution B on the first layer, which is formed by the solution A dried under room temperature, to form a second layer (i.e. the air side). Subsequently, dry the layer at 60° C. for 48 hours. Put the double layered hybrid solid electrolyte membrane in a vacuum oven, and further dry it at 70° C. for 24 hours to remove the residual solvent.

The thickness of the prepared free standing double layered hybrid solid electrolyte membrane is about 150˜160 μm. The membrane is compressed under a condition of 500˜2000 psi, 25° C.˜60° C. to make the thickness of about 100˜150 μm, and cut it into circular with a diameter of 18 mm. The cut membrane is also as a separator and electrolyte in the battery assembly at the same time. Finally, store the prepared double layered hybrid solid electrolyte membrane in a glove box filled with argon gas to prevent from exposing to the outside environment with moisture and air.

Example 4

Preparing the Free Standing Triple Layered Hybrid Solid Electrolyte (Tri-HSE) Membrane:

One embodiment to prepare the free standing triple layered hybrid solid electrolyte membrane, i.e. triple layered Li-Nafion@Ga-F-LLZO@PVDF+PAN/LiTFSISN//Li-Nafion@Ga-F-LLZO@PVDF+PAN/LiTFSISN//Li-Nafion@MWCNT@PVDF+PAN/LiTFSI/SN membrane, is shown as follow:

The free standing triple layered hybrid solid electrolyte membrane with lithium ionic conductivity is composed with polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) polymer, polyacrylonitrile (PAN) polymer, bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)imide (LiTFSI) lithium salt, succinonitrile (SN) plasticizer, multiwall carbon nanotube carbon-based material coated with lithium-Nafion (Li-Nafion) coating material (i.e. Li-Nafion@MWCNT, used for isolation and inhibition the lithium-dendrite formation), and ion-doped Ga-F-LLZO all-solid-state lithium-ion conductive material coated with Li-Nafion coating material (i.e. Li-Nafion@Ga-F-LLZO). The following three solutions, solution A, B and C, are prepared for the preparation of the membrane.

Step (1) solution A: Dissolve PVDF in dimethylformamide (DMF) solvent, add LiTFSI (the ratio of LiTFSI to PVDF and PAN is 1:1, wt. %), mix and stir at 65° C. for 4 hours to prepare homogeneous solution (solution A). Add PAN (PAN:PVDF=1:9, wt. %), SN (SN: PVDF and PAN=1:9, wt. %) and 1 wt. % Li-Nafion coating material @MWCNT (comparing to PVDF+LiTFSI+PAN+SN) into the homogeneous solution A, and stir the solution at 65° C. for 6 hours. Subsequently, coat the mixture solution on a glass substrate, place the glass substrate in a vacuum oven under room temperature to dry and remove part of the solvent. The first layer is therefore prepared (glass side).

Step (2) solution B: The preparation of solution B is similar to Step (1) in Example 3, but the ion-doped Ga-F-LLZO all-solid-state lithium-ion conductive material is replaced with 1 wt. % Li-Nafion coating material (comparing to Ga-F-LLZO)@Ga-F-LLZO. Subsequently, coat solution B on the first layer, which is formed by the solution A dried under room temperature (i.e. the second layer, the sandwiched layer).

Step (3) solution C: The preparation of solution C is similar to Step (2) in Example 3, but Ga-F-LLZO is replaced with 1 wt. % Li-Nafion@ Ga-F-LLZO, and the ratio of LiTFSI to PVDF and PAN is higher to 1:1 (wt. %). Coat solution C on the two layers, which are formed by the solution A and B dried under room temperature, to form a third layer (air side). Dry it at 60° C. for 48 hours. Place the triple layered hybrid solid electrolyte membrane in a vacuum oven for drying at 70° C. for 24 hours to remove the residual solvent.

The thickness of the prepared free standing triple layered hybrid solid electrolyte membrane is about 210˜220 μm. The membrane is compressed under a condition of 500˜2000 psi, 25° C.˜60° C. to make the thickness of about 150˜200 μm, and cut it into circular with a diameter of 18 mm. The cut membrane is also as an isolator and electrolyte in the battery assembly at the same time. Finally, store the prepared triple layered hybrid solid electrolyte membrane in a glove box filled with argon gas to prevent from exposing to the outside environment with moisture and air.

Example 5

Preparing the Button-Type all-Solid-State Lithium Battery:

The cathode separately uses LiNi_(0.5)Co_(0.2)Mn_(0.3)O₂ (named as NCM523), LiNi_(0.6)Co_(0.2)Mn_(0.2)O₂ (NCM622), LiNi_(0.5)Co_(0.1)Mn_(0.1)O₂ (NCM811), or LiFePO₄ (LFP) as active material, which is dispersed and mixed together with Super P conductive carbon black (conductive agent) and PVDF (binder) in N-Methyl-2-Pyrrolidone (NMP) solvent to prepare the slurry of the cathode. After the stirring and mixing of the slurry, coat the mixed slurry on the aluminum foil or carbon coated aluminum foil (collector layer). Place the coated material in an oven to dry at 60° C. for 12 hours to remove the NMP solvent, and dry at 120° C. for 1 hour in an oven to remove the water or moisture. Cut the dried electrode into circular with a diameter of 1.3 cm and the surface area about 1.33 cm².

Assemble the dried cathode (working electrode) to get CR2032 button-typed battery in a glove box filled with argon gas (1TS100-1, German MBRAUN UniLab-B, H₂O and O₂<0.5 ppm). Use the lithium metal foil as the anode (corresponding electrode and reference electrode) of the battery. The hybrid solid electrolyte membrane prepared in Example 3 or 4 is used as a separator and electrolyte at the same time. Besides, in the present invention, the assembled battery is defined as “cathode/electrolyte membrane/anode”. For example, when using NCM523 as a cathode, lithium metal foil as an anode, Bi-HSE membrane in Example 3 as the electrolyte membrane, the assembled battery is defined as “NCM523/Bi-HSE/Hi battery”.

Preparing the Ga-F-LLZO Pellet:

After drying at 80° C. in an oven, weighing 0.45 g Ga-F-LLZO powders and sieve with a mesh (Mesh #325). Compress the powders into the Ga-F-LLZO pellet with a diameter of 13 mm, thickness of about 1.0˜1.2 mm under 4000 psi with a tablet machine.

Analysis on Characteristics of the Materials:

Analyze the crystal structure and impurity phase of the prepared materials including metal hydroxide precursor powders, Ga-F-LLZO powders and hybrid solid electrolyte membrane with the X-ray Diffractometer (XRD, Bruker D2 PHASER, Germany, CuKα5, λ=0.1534753 nm, 30 kV, 10 mA). Analyze the surface morphology and elemental composition of the metal hydroxide precursor powders, Ga-F-LLZO powders and hybrid solid electrolyte membrane with the field emission scanning electron microscope (FE-SEM, JEOL JSM-7610F Plus, Japan) and energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS, Oxford X-MaxN, UK), respectively. Analyze the samples with the micro Raman spectroscopy (Micro-Raman, InVia confocal micro Renishaw, UK). Measure the particle size and distribution of the synthesized powders with the laser diffraction particle size analyzer (LS 13320, Beckman, Coulter).

Electrochemical Characterization:

Conduct a charge-discharge cycle test on the assembled battery prepared in Example 5 under a constant current, based on the current rate to be tested, within the cutoff voltage range under room temperature (25° C.). Besides, measure the ionic conductivity of the Ga-F-LLZO pellet, the double layered and the triple layered hybrid solid electrolyte membrane, with the thickness of 1.1 mm, 150 μm and 200 μm, respectively, with the electrochemical impedance spectroscope (Electrochemical impedance spectroscope, EIS; Metrohm Autolab B. V., Netherlands). The frequency range of the impedance measurement of the electrochemical impedance spectroscope is 10⁶˜10⁻² Hz, and the voltage amplitude is 10 mV.

Characterization of the La₃Zr₂Ga_(0.3)(OH)_(17.9) Metal Hydroxide Precursor:

As shown in FIG. 1 , confirm the crystal structure of the La₃Zr₂Ga_(0.3)(OH)_(17.9) metal hydroxide precursor powders with the XRD. The result shows that the XRD pattern of the powders is quite similar to the lanthanum hydroxide structure (PDF #83-2034 La(OH)₃) phase. Furthermore, according to the XRD patterns of other hydroxides such as Zr(OH)₄ and Ga(OH)₃ shown in literatures, the peak is similar to which of the La₃Zr₂Ga_(0.3)(OH)_(17.9) metal hydroxide precursor prepared in the present invention.

FIG. 2A and FIG. 2B show the SEM images of the dried La₃Zr₂Ga_(0.3)(OH)_(17.9) metal hydroxide precursor powders and the Ga-F-LLZO powders, respectively. Though with the TFR reactor, quite fine particles of the LaZrGa(OH)_(x) metal hydroxide precursor powders may be produced, the particles are easy to agglomerate to form the agglomerates with the average particle size of d₅₀=13 μm.

Analyze the particle size distribution of the La₃Zr₂Ga_(0.3)(OH)_(17.9) metal hydroxide precursor with the laser diffraction particle size analyzer. The powders are vibrated with an ultrasonicator (Ultrasonicator, DC-900H, Delta Co., Taiwan) for about 30 min to disperse in the ethanol solvent before the particle size distribution measurement. As shown in FIG. 3A, d₁₀, d₅₀ and d₉₀ of the La₃Zr₂Ga_(0.3)(OH)_(17.9) metal hydroxide precursor powders prepared with the TFR reactor are 4.307 μm □ 13.69 μm and 39.69 μm, respectively. As shown in FIG. 3B, d₁₀, d₅₀ and d₉₀ of the La₃Zr₂Ga_(0.3)(OH)_(17.9), which is prepared with the TFR reactor, dried under 120° C. and grinded with the circulation nano bead mill for grinding and dispersing (JUSTNANO JBM-C020, Taiwan) to decrease the particle size, are 0.519 μm, 2.165 μm and 11.37 μm, respectively. Moreover, as shown in FIG. 3C, d₁₀, d₅₀ and d₉₀ of the Ga-F-LLZO grinded with a ball mill are 0.089 μm, 0.213 μm and 0.956 μm, respectively.

As shown in FIG. 4A, measure the crystal structure of the Ga-F-LLZO powders with the XRD. The XRD pattern of the Ga-F-LLZO powders and the LLNO (PDF #45-0109) as shown in literature both show a typical cubic structure. Similarly, the hybrid solid electrolyte (HSE) membrane also shows the diffraction peak of the composition of the Ga-F-LLZO all-solid-state lithium-ion conductive material.

The phase information of the LLZO material with conductive lithium ion with a garnet structure may be obtained from the micro-Raman spectroscopy analysis. As shown in FIG. 4B, the micro-Raman spectrum of the powders may show good consistency with the cubic LLZO stabilized with different cations, namely the shown cubic garnet structure is consistent with the XRD pattern shown in FIG. 4A. Moreover, exposed under humid air contributes to the Li₂CO₃ impurities (around 1100 cm⁻¹) formed on the surface of the Ga-F-LLZO. Also, the lithium carbonate is insulating and would therefore affect the lithium ionic conductivity of the LLZO powders.

Characterization of the Ion-Doped Ga-F-LLZO all-Solid-State Lithium-Ion Conductive Material:

Surface Morphology and Microstructure:

The SEM images of the dried La₃Zr₂Ga_(0.3)(OH)_(17.9) metal hydroxide precursor powders and the Ga-F-LLZO powders are shown in FIG. 5A, FIG. 5B, FIG. 5C and FIG. 5D. Though with the TFR reactor, quite fine particles of the La₃Zr₂Ga_(0.3)(OH)_(17.9) metal hydroxide precursor powders may be produced, the particles are easy to agglomerate to form larger particles with the average particle size of d₅₀=13 μm. However, after calcining and ball milling, the particle size of the Ga-F-LLZO powders has apparently decreased with the diameter mainly falling within 1˜3 μm (as shown in FIG. 5A and FIG. 5B). Moreover, FIG. 5A and FIG. 5B show the Ga-F-LLZO powders coated with the Li-Nafion coating material, while FIG. 5C and FIG. 5D show the original powders without coating. Fewer agglomeration is achieved by the particles coated with the Li-Nafion coating material comparing with the original particles (FIG. 5B vs. FIG. 5D). Therefore, mix the powders coated with Li-Nafion into the polymer base material during the preparation of the hybrid solid electrolyte membrane to achieve a better and more homogeneous dispersion than the original powders without coating.

FIG. 6 shows the energy dispersive spectroscopy mapping of the Ga-F-LLZO powders. As shown in FIG. 6 , La, Zr and the doped Ga and F elements included in the ion-doped Ga-F-LLZO all-solid-state lithium-ion conductive material are all shown on the synthesized powder particles, which confirms the composition of the prepared Ga-F-LLZO.

Lithium Ionic Conductivity:

After dried under 80° C., weigh 0.45 g Ga-F-LLZO powders and sieve with a mesh (Mesh #325), and compress the powders into a pellet with a diameter of 13 mm and thickness of 1.1 mm under 4000 psi. Measure the ionic conductivity of the Ga-F-LLZO pellet with an electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS), as shown in FIG. 7 . The evaluated value is σ_(b)=2.50×10⁴ S cm⁻¹. The lithium ionic conductivity of the Ga-F-LLZO all-solid-state lithium-ion conductive material pellet is shown in Table 2.

TABLE 2 Thickness Area Impedence R_(b) Ionic Conductivity σ_(b) Sample (mm) (cm²) (Ω) (S cm⁻¹) Ga-F-LLZO 1.1 1.33 337.2 2.50 × 10⁻⁴ pellet

Double Layered and Tripled Layered Electrolyte Membrane:

Lithium Ionic Conductivity:

As shown in FIG. 8A and FIG. 8B, measure the ionic conductivity of the prepared double layered (as shown in FIG. 8A) and the triple layered hybrid solid electrolyte membrane (as shown in FIG. 8B). The result shows that the values are σ_(b)=2.67×10⁻⁴ and 4.45×10⁻⁴ S cm⁻¹ (the thickness of the membrane are 150 and 200 μm), respectively. The data is shown in Table 3.

TABLE 3 Impedence Ionic Thickness Area R_(b) Conductivity σ_(b) Sample (mm) (cm²) (Ω) (S cm⁻¹) Double layered 0.015 1.33 43.2 2.67 × 10⁻⁴ HSE membrane Triple layered 0.020 1.33 36.3 4.45 × 10⁻⁴ HSE membrane

Electrochemical Stability:

Since an electrochemical window is related to the energy density and working voltage of a battery, wider electrochemical window plays an important role in the electrochemical reaction of a lithium battery. Measure the electrochemical stability of the double layered hybrid solid electrolyte (Bi-HSE) membrane and triple layered hybrid solid electrolyte (Tri-HSE) membrane by linear sweep voltammetry (LSV). As shown in FIG. 9A, Bi-HSE membrane starts to decompose at around 4.75V. At the same time, Tri-HSE membrane, which includes more lithium salts, starts to decompose at around 4.86V (FIG. 9B). Therefore, the prepared two types of hybrid solid electrolyte membranes are both quite suitable to serve as a cathode material of the NCM series with high voltage (□ 4.3 V), such as the aforementioned NCM523, NCM622 and NCM811, etc.

Surface Morphology and Microstructure:

FIG. 10A and FIG. 10B show SEM images of the double layered hybrid electrolyte membrane and FIG. 11A, FIG. 11B and FIG. 11C show SEM images of the triple layered hybrid electrolyte membrane. FIG. 10A shows the SEM images of the top (air side) of the double layered HSE membrane and FIG. 10B shows the SEM images of the bottom (glass side) of the double layered HSE membrane. And the SEM images of the top (air side), middle (sandwiched layer) and bottom (glass side) of the triple layered HSE membrane are shown in FIG. 11A, FIG. 11B and FIG. 11C, respectively. The SEM images show that the Ga-F-LLZO all-solid-state lithium-ion conductive material powders may disperse in the polymer base material evenly, and the even distribution of the lithium-ion conductive material powder particles would be advantage to improve the electrochemical properties.

Electrochemical Performance of the all-Solid-State Lithium Battery (Double Layered Hybrid Solid Electrolyte Membrane):

Conduct the electrical tests on the all-solid-state lithium battery using the HSE membrane in Example 3 to confirm the properties of the hybrid electrolyte membrane in the all-solid-state battery.

NCM523/Bi-HSE/Li Battery:

Use the double layered HSE membrane, the NCM523 with 65% active materials as the cathode, and the lithium metal foil as the anode, to conduct a charge-discharge cycle test under room temperature, with the rate of 0.2 C and the cutoff voltage of 2.5˜4.2V for 30 cycles. FIG. 12A shows the charge-discharge curve of the all-solid-state NCM523/Bi-HSE/Li battery, and FIG. 12B shows the performance plot of the all-solid-state NCM523/Bi-HSE/Li battery cycled at a rate of 0.2 C for 30 cycles. As shown, the first discharge specific capacity (Q_(sp)) is 130.4 mAh g⁻¹. However, after 30 cycles, the discharge specific capacity has enhanced to 150.6 mAh g⁻¹. The capacity retention rate is calculated as about 98.4%. Furthermore, the average Coulombic efficiency (CE) is 99.1%.

NCM811/Bi-HSE/Li Battery:

Use the double layered HSE membrane, the NCM811 with 65% active materials as the cathode, and the lithium metal foil as the anode, to conduct a charge-discharge cycle test under room temperature, with the rate of 0.5 C and the cutoff voltage of 2.5˜4.0V for 30 cycles. FIG. 13A shows the charge-discharge curve of the all-solid-state NCM811/Bi-HSE/Li battery, and FIG. 13B shows the performance plot of the all-solid-state NCM811/Bi-HSE/Li battery cycled at a rate of 0.5 C for 30 cycles. As shown, the first discharge specific capacity (Q_(sp)) is 99.5 mAh g⁻¹. However, after 30 cycles, the discharge specific capacity has enhanced to 102.8 mAh g⁻¹. The capacity retention rate is calculated as about 99.0%. Furthermore, the average Coulombic efficiency (CE) is 99.0%.

FIG. 14 shows the different charge-discharge rate characteristics of the assembled lithium battery with the double layered HSE membrane under different current rates (0.1˜1 C). The first discharge specific capacities under 0.1, 0.2, 0.5, 1 and 0.1 C are 153, 137, 128, 112 and back to 147 mAh g⁻¹.

Electrochemical Performance of the all-Solid-State Lithium Battery (Triple Layered Hybrid Solid Electrolyte Membrane):

Conduct the electrical tests on the all-solid-state lithium battery using the HSE membrane in Example 4 to confirm the properties of the hybrid electrolyte membrane in the all-solid-state battery.

NCM811/Tri-HSE/Li Battery:

Use the triple layered HSE membrane, the NCM811 with 65% active materials as the cathode, and the lithium metal foil as the anode, to conduct a charge-discharge cycle test under room temperature, with the rate of 0.5 C and the cutoff voltage of 2.5˜4.2V for 30 cycles. The result is shown in FIG. 15A and FIG. 15B. The first discharge specific capacity (Q_(sp)) is 110.95 mAh g⁻¹. However, after 30 cycles, the discharge specific capacity has enhanced to 142.98 mAh g⁻¹. The capacity retention rate is calculated as about 99.4%. Furthermore, the average Coulombic efficiency (CE) is 98.5%.

FIG. 16 shows the different charge-discharge rate characteristics of the assembled lithium battery with the triple layered HSE membrane under different current rates (0.1˜1 C). The first discharge specific capacities under 0.1, 0.2, 0.5, 1 and 0.1 C are 171, 144, 126, 113 and back to 163 mAh g⁻¹.

NCM622/Tri-HSE/Li Battery:

Use the triple layered HSE membrane, the NCM622 with 70% active materials as the cathode, and the lithium metal foil as the anode, to conduct a charge-discharge cycle test under room temperature, with the rate of 0.5 C and the cutoff voltage of 2.6˜4.2V for 30 cycles. The result is shown in FIG. 17A and FIG. 17B. The first discharge specific capacity (Q_(sp)) is 94.0 mAh g⁻¹. However, after 30 cycles, the discharge specific capacity has enhanced to 107.2 mAh g⁻¹. The capacity retention rate is calculated as about 99.8%. Furthermore, the average Coulombic efficiency (CE) is 99.7%.

LFP/Tri-HSE/Li Battery:

Use the triple layered HSE membrane, the LiFePO₄ with 80% active materials as the cathode, and the lithium metal foil as the anode, to conduct a charge-discharge cycle test under room temperature, with the rate of 0.2 C and the cutoff voltage of 2.0˜4.0V for 3 cycles. The result is shown in FIG. 18 . The first discharge specific capacity (Q_(sp)) is 138.3 mAh g⁻¹. However, after 3 cycles, the discharge specific capacity has enhanced to 145.1 mAh g⁻¹. The capacity retention rate is calculated as about 100%. Furthermore, the average Coulombic efficiency (CE) is 99.6%.

To summarize, the all-solid-state lithium battery of the present invention may enhance the lithium ionic conductivity with an increased lithium ion transmission path, and lower the interfacial resistance between the solid electrolyte membrane and the electrode, therefore the battery may have excellent performance, and prevent the lithium-dendrite formation to enhance the safety. 

What is claimed is:
 1. A method for the fabrication of a free standing double layered organic-inorganic hybrid solid electrolyte membrane, comprising the steps of: step (1): preparing an ion-doped all-solid-state lithium-ion conductive material with lithium ionic conductivity, comprising: (1-a) mixing LaZrGa(OH)_(x) metal hydroxide precursor, wherein X is 17.9, LiOH·H₂O serving as a lithium source, and a source of ion doping, to form a mixture; in a milling pot comprising a methanol solvent, grinding and mixing the mixture with a ball mill to form a mixture solution; after grinding, removing a milling ball from the milling pot, and placing the milling pot in an oven to dry the mixture solution, in order to remove the methanol solvent and to form a powder; wherein the source of ion doping is by at least one method selected from group consisting of dual-ion doping and multi-ion doping and an ion used for the ion doping is at least one selected from the group consisting of fluoride ion, gallium ion, aluminum ion, calcium ion, tantalum ion, strontium ion, scandium ion, barium ion, yttrium ion, tungsten ion, niobium ion, gadolinium ion and silicon ion; and wherein fabricating the LaZrGa(OH)_(x) metal hydroxide precursor comprises the steps of: (a) dissolving a metal salt powder separately serving as a lanthanum source, a zirconium source and a gallium source, in deionized water to form a metal salt solution 1; wherein the metal salt powder is optionally adjusted according to a corresponding stoichiometric composition during a synthesis; (b) adding a sodium hydroxide precipitation agent solution, ammonia water serving as a chelating agent, and the metal salt solution 1 prepared in step (a) into a reaction chamber of a continuous Taylor flow reactor, maintaining a pH value in the reaction chamber with a pH value control system, to conduct a continuous production with a co-precipitation method; wherein an amount of the precipitation agent and the chelating agent are each optionally adjusted according to a stoichiometric composition of different hydroxide precursors, to cause a reaction and obtain a precipitate; (c) after the reaction, filtering the precipitate prepared in step (b) and washing the precipitate several times with ethanol and deionized water, in order to remove residual ions and obtain a filtered and washed precipitate; and (d) drying the filtered and washed precipitate prepared in step (c) in an oven to fabricate a dried powder of the LaZrGa(OH)_(x) metal hydroxide precursor; and (1-b) calcining the dried powder of the LaZrGa(OH)_(x) metal hydroxide precursor prepared in step (1-a) in air or a pure oxygen atmosphere in a furnace, to obtain the ion-doped all-solid-state lithium-ion conductive material with lithium ionic conductivity; and step (2): preparing a free standing double layered organic-inorganic hybrid solid electrolyte membrane, comprising: (2-a) dissolving polyvinylidene fluoride in dimethylformamide solvent, adding a lithium salt, mixing and stirring to prepare a homogeneous solution A; adding polyacrylonitrile, a plasticizer and the all-solid-state lithium-ion conductive material with lithium ionic conductivity prepared in step (1) into the homogeneous solution A with a proportion of the all-solid-state lithium-ion conductive material to the polyvinylidene fluoride and the polyacrylonitrile being 20 weight % and with a proportion of the lithium salt to the polyvinylidene fluoride and the polyacrylonitrile to prepare a solution A′, and then the solution A′ is stirred, mixed, and then coated on a glass substrate; placing the glass substrate in a vacuum oven under room temperature to dry and remove part of the dimethylformamide solvent to obtain a first layer of a membrane; and (2a-b) repeating step (2-a) with a lower proportion of the lithium salt to the polyvinylidene fluoride and the polyacrylonitrile and with a lower proportion of the all-solid-state lithium-ion conductive material to the polyvinylidene fluoride and polyacrylonitrile, to prepare a solution B; coating the solution B on the first layer of the membrane from step (2-a), to prepare a second layer on the membrane and obtain a double layered hybrid solid electrolyte membrane; placing the double layered hybrid solid electrolyte membrane in a vacuum oven to dry and remove residual solvent; and cutting the double layered hybrid solid electrolyte membrane into a circle, to fabricate the free standing double layered organic-inorganic hybrid solid electrolyte membrane, wherein, the lower proportion of the lithium salt to the polyvinylidene fluoride and the polyacrylonitrile is 33.3% to less than 100% of the proportion of the lithium salt to the polyvinylidene fluoride and the polyacrylonitrile in the step (2-a); and the lower proportion of the all-solid-state lithium-ion conductive material to the polyvinylidene fluoride and the polyacrylonitrile is 25% to less than 100% of the proportion of the all-solid-state lithium-ion conductive material to the polyvinylidene fluoride and the polyacrylonitrile in the step (2-a).
 2. The method of claim 1, wherein the lithium source in step (1-a) is at least one material selected from the group consisting of lithium hydroxide, lithium nitrate, lithium acetate, lithium chloride, lithium hydrogen phosphate, lithium phosphate and lithium carbonate; a molar ratio between the LaZrGa(OH)_(x) metal hydroxide precursor and the LiOH·H₂O in step (1-a) is 1:5.95-6.10; the ion in the source of ion doping is lithium fluoride with a stoichiometric composition of 0.05-0.3; the grinding and mixing the mixture with the ball mill in step (1-a) is at 100-650 rpm for 10 minutes to 2 hours, and the ball in the ball mill is at least one material selected from the group consisting of a zirconia (ZrO₂) ball, hardened steel, stainless steel, tungsten carbide, agate, sintered alumina and silicon nitride ball; and wherein a weight ratio between the mixture and the ball in step (1-a) is 1:1-20.
 3. The method of claim 1, wherein the metal salt solution 1 in step (a) has a concentration of 1.0-2.5 M.
 4. The method of claim 1, wherein the lanthanum source in step (a) is at least one material selected from the group consisting of lanthanum hydrogen sulfate, lanthanum oxalate, lanthanum acetate, lanthanum nitrate, lanthanum chloride, lanthanum fluoride, lanthanum hydroxide.
 5. The method of claim 1, wherein the zirconium source in step (a) is at least one material selected from the group consisting of zirconyl chloride, zirconium sulphate, zirconium phosphate, zirconium carbonate, zirconium acetate, zirconium oxynitrate, zirconium chloride, zirconium dioxide and zirconium hydroxide.
 6. The method of claim 1, wherein the gallium source in step (a) is at least one material selected from the group consisting of gallium oxalate, gallium acetate, gallium carbonate, gallium hydroxide, gallium sulfate, gallium nitrate, gallium phosphate and gallium oxide.
 7. The method of claim 1, wherein in step (b), the ammonia water serving as the chelating agent has a concentration of 2.0-8.0 M; the pH value in the reaction chamber of the continuous Taylor flow reactor is maintained between 10-12; a rotation rate of the continuous Taylor flow reactor is set within a range of 500-1500 rpm; and a duration of the reaction in the continuous Taylor flow reactor is 8-20 hours.
 8. The method of claim 1, wherein the drying in step (d) is at 50-100° C. for 10-30 hours.
 9. The method of claim 1, wherein the calcining in step (1-b) is maintaining a temperature at 150° C. for 1 hour as a first stage, 300-400° C. for 3 hours as a second stage, 400-600° C. for 1 hour as a third stage, 500-800° C. for 4 hours as a fourth stage, and 800-1000° C. for 1-5 hours as a fifth stage; wherein a heating rate in the first, second, third, fourth and fifth stages is 1-10° C. min′.
 10. The method of claim 1, wherein the lithium salt in step (2-a) is at least one material selected from the group consisting of lithium bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)imide, lithium perchlorate, lithium trifluoromethanesulfonate, lithium bis(oxalate)borate and lithium tetrafluoroborate; and the plasticizer in step (2-a) is at least one material selected from the group consisting of succinonitrile, adiponitrile, lithium azide, polyethylene glycol, poly(ethylene glycol) diacrylate and triallyl isocyanurate.
 11. An all-solid-state lithium battery, comprising: cathode, anode, and the hybrid solid electrolyte membrane recited in claim 1; wherein said hybrid solid electrolyte membrane is disposed between the cathode and the anode, serving as a separator and an electrolyte simultaneously; the anode is a lithium metal foil; the cathode is made of a composite and a collector layer, wherein the composite comprises an active material, conductive agent and a binder. 